Drinking-cup.



R. A. HOAR.

DRINKING CUP. I APPLICATION IILEI) MAY 24, 1909.

Patented July 12, 1910.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD A. HOAR, a citizen of the United, States,residing at Barre, in the county. of Washington and State of Vermont,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking- Cups, ofwhi'chthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

M invention relates to improvements in drin ing c ups of flat form andan object of my inventlon'is to provide a drinking cup of this characterwhich will be simple in construction, very cheap in manufacture anddurable and-efl icient in use. In the drawings illustrating theprinciple .of my invention and the best mode now known to me ofapplyingthat principle,

cup is made; Fig. 2 shows the same blank with the lateral flaps turnedinwardly; Fig. 3 is an elevation of the cup made up or conipleted; Fig.4. is a plan view of the cup shown in Fig. 3, the mouth=of the cup beingopen; and Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are views of a modified form of drinkingcup, which figures correspond, respectively, .to the views shown inFigs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 just described.

The cup is made from a single blank consisting of two parts a, d,integral with each other. The. part a is provided with the latv eralflaps b and the latter are eaeh formed with an 'ear'c at the endadjacent to the line of junction between the parts a, d. In making thecup, the lateral flaps b are turned inwardly as shown in Fig. 2; andthen the part d is brought against and pasted over the lateralflaps b.The ears 0 serve to reinforce the corners of the'drinking cup and tomakeit leakproof or water-tight and there-.

to increase its efliciency and lengthen its In the cup shown in Figs. 5,6, 7 and 8, the part a is provided with the lateral flaps I), each ofwhich is formed with an ear c. When the lateral flaps b are turnedinwardly asis shown in Fig. 6, the ears 0' meet and serve to reinforcethe whole bottom of the cup. The latter is made up or completed Joypasting the portion d over the flaps b as will be readily understood.-

I claim: v 1. A. drinking cup in fiat form and made from a blank havinglateral flaps the lower ends of-which are formed with ears that'extendoutwardly at substantially right angles to said flaps and, in thefinished cup, extend inwardly parallel'to the bottom to reinforce Figure1 shows the blank from which the the corners of the latter.

2. A drinking cup in flat form and made from a single blank consistingof two similar parts integral with each' other and adapted Specificationof Iietters Patent. Patented J uly 12, 1910. .Application filed May24,1909. Serial No. 498,007.

to be folded upon each other along the midoils of the blank; one of saidparts being formed with flaps which extend lengthwise along its sidesand which areformed with ears at their ends near the middle of theblank; said ears projecting outwardly at substantially right angles tothe line of depth of the cup and, in the'finished cup, projectinginwardly to reinforce the lower corners thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at said Barre thistwentieth day of May, A. D. 1909.

RICHARD A. HOAR.

Witnessesr ELWIN L. SGOTT, FRED. N. BRALEY.

